As an all rounder back then they were pretty good, especially compared to a lot of the 'stylised for aesthetics' tyres that were around at the time.

Time moves on though and people expected more of their tyres. In the end, as my riding evolved I found them flimsy, grippier tyre compounds came to market and I wanted something wider without going for the ridiculously heavy 2.4 they made for the DH crowd.

This tire loves loose and gnarly chunder, and it digs into the terrain like it has large fangs.

I don't remember ever riding any chunder loose, gnarly or otherwise on the originals, ran them as a back tyre, was pretty quick but iirc pretty useless on the front if you wanted to turn corners, or stay upright on off cambered rock....mud.

If you like Panaracer tyres then Cinders are a good grippy all rounder

I know someone who ran cinders until recently, when we convinced him to use more modern tyres, iirc he gave me permission to slap him if he ever turns up with them fitted again. Did like the soft rampage, just got a bit drifty in deep dust or more than a little mud.

I never got on with Fires.
Lost my front wheel a fair few times, totally unexpectedly when hitting moderate mud. A good all-rounder needs better mud performance than these in the UK.
(Saying that, I know people who swore by them, but they didn't work for me.)

Another former Fire XC Pro user, mainly because they were rated as a good all-round tyre at a time that I couldn't be doing with seasonal tyres. As above, they were pretty good, but had an inconsistent breakaway - you'd be riding along in a bit of mud, and then suddenly it'd completely wash out without any warning. Eventually I got rid because they were so loose on my rims that valves were getting ripped off my innner tubes.